Screening and Assessment Tools

The CHSD has developed a number of screening tools that prompt assessment, referral and broader needs identification. These tools have been implemented in a series of projects, beginning with functional screening and assessment in Home and Community Care and Aged Care Programs.

Further developments have taken place in Victoria, South Australia, NSW and Queensland, where the functional screen is part of ongoing needs identification in primary Care. The suite of tools is called the "INI" (Initial Needs Identification) in Victoria and South Australia, and "ONI" (Ongoing Needs Identification) in New South Wales and Queensland. In NSW, different applications of the functional screening items plus assessment level tools (Tier 2), have also been tested by the The Adult Training, Learning and Support (ATLAS) reform project.

The various versions of the tools have their associated reports, guidelines and manuals and these can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

The most recent version of the ONI suite of tools was completed for Queensland Health in June 2004, and at the end of this list of projects and their documentation there is a generic version of the manual to accompany the recommended (most up to date) version of the forms.

Should you have any questions or queries relating to the use and/or interpretation of these tools please feel free to contact the CHSD on chsd@uow.edu.au

Latest ONI Screening Tools

• ONI Prototype
  
• Ongoing Needs Identification Tool (Queensland Edition)
  
• Ongoing Needs Identification in Community Care: How to use the Tier 1 Screening and Referral Tools
  
• Ongoing Needs Identification In Queensland Community Care: Why Use the Tier 1 Screening and Referral Tools - Evidence and Explanations.
• ONI Training Resource: The ONI Song

HACC Dependency Data Items Project

• National HACC Functional Screening Instrument
  
• National HACC Functional Assessment Instrument
  
• Stage 1 report of the HACC dependency data items project
  
• Stage 2 report of the HACC dependency data items project
  
• Functional Screening and Assessment: How and Why (Queensland Edition)

Victoria

• Guideline 1: Completing Consumer Information as the first step in Initial Needs Identification
  
• Consumer Information Form
  
• Guideline 2: Completing the Summary and Referral Information step of Initial Needs Identification
  
• Summary and Referral Information Form
  
• Guideline 3: Completing the Supplementary Profiles as part of Initial
  Needs Identification
  
• Supplementary Profiles Form
  
• Guideline 4: Developing a Service Coordination Plan
  
• Service Coordination Plan

South Australia

• Initial Needs Identification in South Australian Primary Care: How and Why
  
• South Australian Initial Needs Identification Tool

New South Wales

• Ongoing Needs Identification in NSW Primary Health and Community Care: How and Why
  
• NSW Ongoing Needs Identification Tool
  
• Supplementary Guide on Establishing Priority for Service

Mid-North Coast

• Ongoing Needs Identification in the Mid North Coast
  Coordinated Care Trial: How and Why (Guidelines and Form)

Queensland

• Queensland Ongoing Needs Identification Tool (Updated June 2004)
  
• Ongoing Needs Identification in Community Care: How to use the Tier 1 Screening and Referral Tools?
  
• Ongoing Needs Identification In Queensland Community Care: Why Use the Tier 1 Screening and Referral Tools - Evidence and Explanations.
  (Why Manual to appear shortly on Queensland Government HACC web page:)
  http://www.health.qld.gov.au/hacc/
  
• Queensland - Functional Screening and Assessment: How and Why

ATLAS

• Functional Screening and Behavioural Assessment in the NSW ATLAS Reform Project: How and Why
  
• ATLAS Consumers and their Prospects - a presentation by Professor Kathy Eagar at the ATLAS Registration and Assesment Conference on 29th July 2003 at Grace Hotel, Sydney
  
• How to complete the ATLAS Tools - a presentation by Professor Kathy Eagar at the ATLAS Registration and Assessment Conference on 29th July 2003 at Grace Hotel Sydney
  
• The 2004 Atlas Assessment Model - a presentation by Professor Kathy Eagar at the 2004 NSW Transition Teachers' Conference

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